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Supplement and Release Notes for

CiscoWorks Security Information

Management Solution (SIMS) 3.4.1

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Revised October 31, 2006

This document provides Cisco-specific information to supplement the

CiscoWorks Security Information Management Solution (SIMS) 3.4.1

documentation, developed by netForensics, Inc. This document contains:

•Acknowledgements, page 2

•Important Information About This Update, page 2

•Product Availability Change Notice, page 6

•Documentation Roadmap, page 6

•Obtaining Documentation, page 11

•Documentation Feedback, page 13

•Cisco Product Security Overview, page 13

•Product Alerts and Field Notices, page 15

•Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 15

Acknowledgements

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•Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 18

•CiscoWorks SIMS Licensing and Registration, page 19

Acknowledgements

CiscoWorks SIMS is the netForensics, Inc., Security Information Management

Solution. This product is offered to Cisco Systems customers in cooperation with

netForensics, Inc.

Important Information About This Update

Caution If you use a CiscoWorks SIMS version earlier than 3.4, you must upgrade to

version 3.4 before you try to install the CiscoWorks SIMS 3.4.1 update. You must

not apply this update to any CiscoWorks SIMS version earlier than 3.4. If you do,

your server might become unstable or unusable.

Topics in this section describe how this release differs from earlier releases:

•Updated Documents, page 2

•Agents in This Update, page 3

Updated Documents

The following netForensics guides are updated for the CiscoWorks SIMS 3.4.1

release. For information about where you can obtain them, see

nFX_OSP3.4.1ReleaseNotes.Cisco.pdf:

•nFX OSP Unix and Windows Installation Guide

•nFX OSP Administration and Configuration Guide

•nFX OSP User’s Guide

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Important Information About This Update

•nFX OSP Reports Guide

•nFX OSP Vulnerability Correlation Administration Guide

See Documentation Roadmap, page 6 for detailed information.

Agents in This Update

This update includes new and changed agents. To learn more, see these topics:

•Changed Terminology, page 3

•New and Replaced Agents, page 3

•Updated Agents, page 4

•Agent Installation Notes, page 5

Changed Terminology

The 3.3 Consolidated Agent from CiscoWorks SIMS 3.3 has been renamed. Its

new name is Agent Installation (October 2006).

New and Replaced Agents

Agent Installation (October 2006) includes the following new agents:

•nF Agent for AirDefense Enterprise Agent

•nF Agent for Fortinet FortiGate

•nF Agent for Microsoft ISA Server

•nF Agent for Microsoft SQL Server

•nF Agent for RippleTech Informant

•nF Agent for Unix OS

•nF Agent for Websense Enterprise

Important Information About This Update

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Note nF Agent for Unix OS replaces the following two agents:

•nF Agent for HP Unix

•nF Agent for IBM AIX OS

Updated Agents

Agent Installation (October 2006) includes updates to the following agents:

•nF Agent for Sidewinder

•nF Agent for Dragon Sensor

•nF Agent for Sourcefire EStreamer

•nF Agent for Real Secure ISS Site Protector

•nF Agent for Real Secure Desktop Protector

•nF Agent for Arbor Peakflow X

•nF Agent for Cisco Secure IPS

•nF Agent for Symantec AntiVirus

•nF Agent for Foundstone Scanner

•nF Agent for Syslog File Agent (syslog)

•nF Agent for Syslog File Agent (Java)

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Agent Installation Notes

The version of CiscoWorks SIMS that you have determines whether, how, and

when you use Agent Installation (October 2006). For detailed information, see

nFAgentReleaseNotes(October2006).Cisco.pdf.

Version Notes

3.4.1 You already have the software that this update contains.

3.4 You must apply Point Update 58405 from the Agent Installation (October 2006) CD-ROM

before you install any of the agents included in this release:

•nFSIM-3.4-PNTUPD-58405.tar.gz is in the Prerequisite Point Updates/3.4

Prerequisite subdirectory.

•For detailed installation instructions, see Point Update 58405 for CiscoWorks SIMS

3.4 Release Notes, in the Documents subdirectory.

3.3.1 You must apply Point Update 58404 from the Agent Installation (October 2006) CD-ROM

before you install any of the agents included in this release:

•nFSIM-3.3.1-PNTUPD-58404.tar.gz is in the Prerequisite Point Updates/3.3.1

Prerequisite subdirectory.

•For detailed installation instructions, see Point Update 58404 for CiscoWorks SIMS

3.3.1 Release Notes, in the Documents subdirectory.

3.3

or earlier You must complete this procedure before you install any of the agents included in

this release:

1. Upgrade to CiscoWorks SIMS 3.3.1.

For detailed upgrade instructions, see either:

•nFX OSP Version 3.3.1 Release Notes.

•nFX OSP Version 3.3.1 Migration Update Release Notes.

2. From the Agent Installation (October 2006) CD-ROM, apply Point Update 58404:

•nFSIM-3.3.1-PNTUPD-58404.tar.gz is in the Prerequisite Point Updates/3.3.1

Prerequisite subdirectory.

•For detailed installation instructions, see Point Update 58404 for CiscoWorks

SIMS 3.3.1 Release Notes, in the Documents subdirectory.

Product Availability Change Notice

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Product Availability Change Notice

Note • Although certain earlier releases of CiscoWorks SIMS provided a Starter Kit

option, CiscoWorks SIMS 3.4.1 does not. Instead, you can purchase the

CiscoWorks SIMS Enterprise Lite software, which provides additional

software components. See Additional License Restrictions, page 20.

•Registered CiscoWorks SIMS Starter Kit customers will receive a Starter Kit

upgrade to CiscoWorks SIMS 3.4.1. See Additional License Restrictions,

page 20.

•Registered CiscoWorks SIMS Starter Kit users can follow an upgrade path to

either CiscoWorks SIMS Enterprise Pack or CiscoWorks SIMS Enterprise

Lite. See Additional License Restrictions, page 20.

Documentation Roadmap

To install and use CiscoWorks SIMS effectively, read the core documents

described in Table 1 on page 7 in the order listed.

Note • We might update this document after its original publication. Therefore, you

should also review it on Cisco.com for any updates.

•To view Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files, Adobe Acrobat

Reader 4.0 or later is required.

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Documentation Roadmap

Table 1 Sequence to Read Core CiscoWorks SIMS Documentation

PDF Filename Document Title;

Description and Intended Audience;

Part Number

Written By

netForensics

Written By

Cisco Systems

PDF in the CiscoWorks SIMS

ISO Image on Cisco.com

HTML and PDF

on Cisco.com

1. nfsupp341.pdf

(this document) Supplement and Release Notes for CiscoWorks Security Information

Management Solution 3.4.1

All users; describes Cisco-specific registration, licensing, product,

features, known problems, and other information to supplement the

documentation written by netForensics, Inc.

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2. nFX_OSP3.4.1Release

Notes.Cisco.pdf CiscoWorks SIMS Version 3.4.1 Release Notes

All users; describes system requirements, supported platforms, product

installation, product feature highlights, and known issues.

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3. nFAgentReleaseNotes

(October2006).Cisco.pdf CiscoWorks SIMS Agent Installation (October 2006) Release Notes

All users; describes required configuration tasks for the Agent

Installation (October 2006) release.

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4. nFX_OSP_HCE_Relea

seNotes.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Historical Correlation Engine Release Notes

All users; describes system requirements, supported platforms, product

installation, product feature highlights, and known issues.

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Documentation Roadmap

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5. nFX_OSP_DeplPlanIm

plGuide.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Deployment Planning and Implementation Guide

Version 3.4

All users; describes CiscoWorks SIMS (nFX OSP) architecture,

components, use cases, options, and requirements, and provides case

studies.

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6. nFX_OSP_InstallGuide

.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Unix and Windows Installation Guide

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 2.1, AS 3.0

Solaris 8, Solaris 9 (SPARC)

Windows 2000 Server and Advanced Server

Windows 2003

Version 3.4.1

October 2006

Network and system administrators; provides details about the

preparation for and installation of CiscoWorks SIMS (nFX OSP).

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7. nFX_OSP_Administrati

onGuide.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Administration and Configuration Guide

Version 3.4.1

All users; describes the user interface, architecture and concepts,

prerequisites, configuration, user settings, component and

administrative options, database management and performance,

reports, device message formats, diagnostics, maintenance, rollback

and fault tolerance.

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Table 1 Sequence to Read Core CiscoWorks SIMS Documentation (continued)

PDF Filename Document Title;

Description and Intended Audience;

Part Number

Written By

netForensics

Written By

Cisco Systems

PDF in the CiscoWorks SIMS

ISO Image on Cisco.com

HTML and PDF

on Cisco.com

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Documentation Roadmap

8. nFX_OSP_UsersGuide.

Cisco.pdf nFX OSP User’s Guide

Version 3.4.1

Network security professionals and general users; describes how to use

CiscoWorks SIMS (nFX OSP) to view and analyze security information

in a computer network.

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9. nFX_OSP_AdvancedU

sersGuide.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Advanced User’s Guide

Version 3.4

Network security professionals, system and network administrators;

describes security monitoring strategy, best practices, the need

for—and importance of—computer forensics, and the advantages

derived from incident response.

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10. nFReportsguide.Cisco.

pdf nFX OSP Reports Guide

Version 3.4.1

Network security professionals and system administrators; provides

details about the reporting tools.

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11. nFX_OSP_IRMAdmin

guide.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Incident Resolution Management Administration Guide

Version 3.4

All users.

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Table 1 Sequence to Read Core CiscoWorks SIMS Documentation (continued)

PDF Filename Document Title;

Description and Intended Audience;

Part Number

Written By

netForensics

Written By

Cisco Systems

PDF in the CiscoWorks SIMS

ISO Image on Cisco.com

HTML and PDF

on Cisco.com

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12. nFX_OSP_RBC_Admi

nistrationGuide.Cisco.p

nFX OSP Rule Based Correlation Administration Guide

Version 3.4

All users.

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13. nFX_OSP_

RBC_LoggingTuningG

uide.cisco.pdf

Logging Requirements and RBC Tuning Guide

Version 3.4

Network security professionals, system and network

administrators; provides details about tuning RBC engine rules in

CiscoWorks SIMS (nFX OSP).

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14. nFX_OSP_VCAdminist

rationGuide.Cisco.pdf nFX OSP Vulnerability Correlation Administration Guide

Version 3.4.1

All users.

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15. nFX_OSP_SecureCertif

icateManagerGuide.Cis

co.pdf

nFX OSP Secure Certificate Manager & SSL Setup and Administration Guide

Version 3.4

Network security professionals and general users; provides details

about using Secure Certificate Manager to generate certificates.

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Table 1 Sequence to Read Core CiscoWorks SIMS Documentation (continued)

PDF Filename Document Title;

Description and Intended Audience;

Part Number

Written By

netForensics

Written By

Cisco Systems

PDF in the CiscoWorks SIMS

ISO Image on Cisco.com

HTML and PDF

on Cisco.com

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